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CONCERT: JAN. 20
Get a taste of traditional Irish music, jigs and reels at The Makem and Spain Brothers benefit concert in support of The Friends of Saint Patrick's Day Parade and Scholarship Fund. The folk quintet's hits include "Lark in the Morning," "Rising of the Moon" and "Fine Boys You Are." The parade is scheduled for March 17 through Waikiki.
8 p.m. Jan. 20 / Events at the Tower, Aloha Tower Marketplace/ $25 general, $20 students and military / 21 and older / 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.
ETC.: FEB. 2-3, 9-10, 16-17
Firecrackers and lion dances herald the Year of the Boar, and all are invited to celebrate:
10 a.m.-10 p.m. Feb. 2-3 and 9-10 / Chinese Cultural Plaza / Free / www.chinatownhi.com
6-11 p.m. Feb. 16-17 / Chinatown Cultural Plaza / Free / www.chinatownhi.com
9 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Feb. 17 (parade begins at 4 p.m.) / Parade route runs along Hotel and Richard streets and ends at River Street; Maunakea Street will be closed to vehicles / Free / www.chinatownhi.com.
FESTIVAL: FEB. 2-4
Experience three days of workshops and performances in the day and put those moves to use at evening dance parties at the Hawaii Salsa Festival. Local and Mainland instructors will have you grooving to the Son Caribe band, BYU Hawai'i Salsa Orchestra and salsa DJs. There's a preview party, too, 5 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Feb. 1 at Rumours nightclub at the Ala Moana hotel ($5 before 9 p.m., $8 afterward; for those 21 and older).
6 p.m. Feb. 2, 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Feb. 3-4 / Queen Kapi'olani Hotel / Packages, including daytime workshops and night parties, are $225 before Jan. 31, $250 at the door; $125 kama'aina, $100 per person for groups of five or more. Night parties are $30 and $40 / 255-8768, www.hawaiisalsafestival.com.
CONCERT: FEB. 3
Steel guitar comes back to Hawai'i in the hands of the Campbell Brothers, an edgy gospel group that fuses rock, funk and gusty vocals in a technique called framming. "Good All the Time," "I'll Fly Away" and "Pass Me Not" are just a sample of the group's uplifting tunes. Get a rocking, body-shaking preview at www.campbellbrothers.com.
8 p.m. Feb. 3 / Leeward Community College Theatre / $23 adults, $19 students, seniors and military / 455-0385, 455-0380, http://lcctheatre.hawaii.edu.
STAGE: FEB. 2-18
"Lend Me a Tenor" is a wild romp of mistaken identity and mass of fact vs. fiction. When a "Dear John" letter is mistaken for a suicide note by a star Italian tenor, the opera company must find a way for the "dead" singer to perform anyway. The cast features Melanie Garcia, Derek Calibre, Gerald Altwies, Larry Bialock, Euphrosyne Rushforth, Alexandra Horn, Tricia Marciel and Wesley Busser.
8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 3 p.m. Saturdays matinees Feb. 10 and 17 and 4 p.m. Sundays Feb. 2-18 / Diamond Head Theatre / $12, $22, $32, $42; discounts available for students, seniors 62 and older and military / 733-0274, www.diamondheadtheatre.com.
STAGE: FEB. 7-11
AntiGravity, left, the New York City-based troupe that blends aerial acrobatics, extreme sports and urban dance, set to a pop soundtrack, will defy the laws of physics on (and above) the Hawai'i Theatre stage. The company was founded in 1990 as an entertainment outlet for athletes transitioning from their professional careers; more than 300 athletes, including national and international champions, have been in the troupe over the years.
8 p.m. Feb. 7-9, 2 and 8 p.m. Feb. 10, 2 p.m. Feb. 11 / Hawai'i Theatre / $25, $35, $45 for Feb. 7-8 shows; $35, $45, $55 for Feb. 9-11; discounts for seniors, military, and age 12 and younger; free for military Feb. 7 / 528-0506, www.hawaiitheatre.com.
DANCE: FEB. 11
The jazz-infused River North Chicago Dance Company, left, steps into the limelight at Leeward Community College Theatre. The 13-member troupe, whose eclectic repertoire ranges from "Habaneras," inspired by Cuban music, to "Take a Seat," in which the dancers use chairs to do everything but sit, was formed in 1989 by four dancer/choreographers.
4:00 p.m. Feb. 11 / Leeward Community College Theatre / $23 general, $19 students, seniors and military / 455-0385, http://lcctheatre.hawaii.edu.
FESTIVAL: FEB. 11
Some of Hawai'i's best musicians — Jeff Peterson, DeShannon Higa, the Honolulu Jazz Quartet, Bobby Thursby and others — take the stage at the first Hawaii International Jazz Festival concert at Windward Community College. The festival also features art exhibits and food booths.
11 a.m.-7 p.m. Feb. 11 / Windward Community College, Great Lawn / Free / www.hawaiijazz.com.
FESTIVAL: FEB. 18
Native storytellers from Hawai'i, Alaska and Massachusetts will gather on the Bishop Museum's Great Lawn to "talk story" in celebration of native cultures through the arts of storytelling and dance. The Mary Kawena Pukui Performing Arts Festival is themed "Harvest and the Moon" and entertainment includes hula halau, music, food booths and crafts. The festival is held each year in honor of the late Pukui, left, a revered Hawaiian scholar.
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 18 / Bishop Museum / $3, free for members and children under 3 / 847-3511.
CONCERT: FEB. 18
Vanilla Ice, right, will forever be linked to the infamous tune of "Ice Ice Baby" — hey, if you're a fan, you like it that way. The rapper, who has released three albums since the hit single, now performs a blend of hip-hop and rock. Vanilla (real name Robert Van Winkle) has had a bit of exposure on TV lately, with appearances on "Celebrity Boxing," "Surreal Life" and "Hit Me Baby One More Time."
10 p.m. Feb. 18 / Pipeline Cafe / $25 advance, $30 at the door; $50 VIP / 589-1999.
